Arabian Qudra (AQ), a subsidiary of Saudi-based Abunayyan Holding Company, which is among the largest companies in the power and water industry, has declared that it has signed the deal to build the first floating solar power plant in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in collaboration with the Saudi Water Authority.
The company said in a statement that the move is an innovative measure that indicates the willingness of Qudra Arabia to lead the solar energy industry and its dedication to developing renewable energy sources in the kingdom.
Therefore, the Saudi Water Authority signed the agreement during an Innovation Driven Water Sustainability Conference (IDWS). SWA is a national organization responsible for regulating, developing, and maintaining the water sector in the kingdom.
It also finalized a partnership research agreement with Saudi Yokogawa Company, where the two will implement technologies of artificial intelligence in an effort to identify water leaks at the initial stages and increase efficiency in the operational systems of the stations and networks.
Arabian Qudra is one of the solar EPC companies with the greatest reference projects in the Middle East and South African (MENA) region and has operations in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Egypt, and Sudan. It has the entire in-house capacity that encompasses the entire value chain of the EPC of solar PV plants.
During the three-day event, the Saudi Water Authority had signed a co-operation agreement with the Water Management Alliance to improve water security, advance knowledge and innovations, and capacity building in the area of sustainable water resources.
TradeArabia News Service reported that the company stated that it has also entered into another deal with BW Water, the objective of which was to increase the knowledge and technical co-operation, assist research and training, and capabilities development in water-related domains.
